| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 June – 5 July 2015 |
| Venue | Bendigo Stadium |
| City | Bendigo |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $539,600 |
| Winner's share | $75,000 |
| Highest break | 
Ricky Walden (
ENG) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | 
John Higgins (
SCO) |
| Runner-up |
Martin Gould (
ENG) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 2015 Australian Goldfields Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 June and 5 July 2015 at the Bendigo Stadium in Bendigo, Australia. It was the first ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. [1]
Judd Trump was the defending champion, [2] but he lost 1–5 against Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals.
John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8 in the final to win the 27th ranking title of his career. [3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [4]
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Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |
Matthew Selt (
ENG) |
5–0 | 
Ben Judge (
AUS)
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| WC2 |
Ben Woollaston (
ENG) |
3–5 | Adrian Ridley (
AUS)
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:
Olivier Marteel. Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Australia, 5 July 2015. | ||
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Martin Gould
England
|
8–9 |
John Higgins (10)
Scotland
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| Afternoon: 8–90 (90), 57–58, 101–13 (101), 101–25 (86), 67–32, 89–5 (89), 0–126 (112), 12–66 Evening: 25–74, 13–82, 138–0 (138), 40–68 (68), 70–45 (55), 100–1 (58), 33–92 (60), 68–54, 8–89 (89) | ||
| 138 | Highest Break | 112 |
| 2 | Century Breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ Breaks | 5 |
Qualifying stages
The qualifying stages for this event took place at K2 in Crawley, England between 1–5 June 2015. [5] [6]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
- 142 – Ricky Walden
- 141 – Mark Selby
- 138, 122, 109, 101, 100 – Martin Gould
- 137 – Joe Perry
- 136 – Robert Milkins
- 134, 133, 112 – John Higgins
- 132 – Jamie Jones
- 128 – Fergal O'Brien
- 114, 111, 102 – Judd Trump
- 114 – Ali Carter
- 106 – Mark Joyce
References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015/16". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Judd Trump wins 2014 Australian Goldfields Open". worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Australian Open: John Higgins beats Martin Gould to take title". BBC Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (Website). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Australian Open Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Australian Open Qualifiers Live Scores". worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.